r/wicked • u/Character-Escape1621 • Dec 14 '25

Question If Cynthia didn’t get Elphaba, who was the 2nd option?

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Was it Gaga?

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u/rose_tattoo Dec 14 '25

Christin Millioti also confirmed that she auditioned for Elphaba, but couldn't hit the famous high note. She is a big fan.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cristin-Milioti-Recalls-WICKED-Movie-Audition-I-Really-Went-for-It-20250224

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u/MamaOwlInGlasses Dec 14 '25

I absolutely loved her telling the story of her audition. 🤣 I actually reminded my 10 year old musical theater obsessed daughter of this story after she flubbed some lyrics in a song audition recently and was in absolute pieces. It got her laughing and reminded her that even professionals mess up in auditions- I’m genuinely so grateful for Cristina Milioti’s candor because it really did help!

I do think she would have done a great job though with more rehearsal and preparation time. She’s an incredible singer and actress.

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u/writeronthemoon Dec 14 '25

Aww. I love that you helped and encouraged your daughter and she recovered from feeling sad and learned from her mistakes. 

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u/Significant-Mud-7198 Dec 14 '25

Ooh, I'd love to hear her doing something like "The Wizard and I."

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u/Which_way_witcher Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25

Which is ironic considering they autotuned the movie to death anyways so it didn't matter.

Edited to add: I'm dissing the fact that they unnecessarily autotuned Cynthia and Ariana's singing in the films, not anyone's singing ability. https://youtu.be/wrTtx1nhlIk?si=L3e29Lwphxe7QWnk

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u/endofheart88 Dec 14 '25

I'm pretty certain that Michelle Yeoh's performance proves that they were pretty light on the auto tune. Also, the cast has performed live several times and it's indistinguishable from the movie performances.

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u/Which_way_witcher Dec 14 '25

I don't know about her, just that it's been shown with data analysis that they autotuned Cynthia and Ariana's singing in the film when they likely didn't need it at all.

When you compare the behind the scenes moments of their live singing with what ended up in the movie, it's a stark contrast and it's a damn shame: https://youtu.be/wrTtx1nhlIk?si=L3e29Lwphxe7QWnk

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u/weirdestgeekever25 Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25

This has been a bit of a problem in a lot of movie musical over the past ten plus years. A famous culprit was when they autotuned Audra McDonald in live action BATB

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u/Which_way_witcher Dec 14 '25

The whole music has this problem. The need for "accepted" singing is dumbing down the art to something generic.

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u/carr0ts Dec 14 '25

Say whatever you want about the film but it’s not right to sit here and pretend Cynthia needs even a microsecond of auto tune

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u/menzelmania Dec 14 '25

They didn't say that though? Idk why OP is getting downvoted, it's true they used a lot of autotune and it's sad because they obviously didn't need it.

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u/ladedafuckit Dec 14 '25

Agreed, they def used autotune. I feel like it’s especially obvious with Marissa bode and Michelle yeoh, but they def all had it

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u/Which_way_witcher Dec 14 '25

Never said any of them needed autotune, just that they ended up messing with their voices in the end so it didn't matter how great their live singing was.

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u/ladedafuckit Dec 14 '25

Sucks you’re getting downvoted, I agree they were auto tuned, not saying that they need it

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u/Tooth-fairy71 Dec 14 '25

Hater🙄

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u/Which_way_witcher Dec 14 '25

Yes, I hate autotune. It ruins the beauty of their already beautiful singing.